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Professional Development | Grades 6 – 12 | Professional Library | Book360 Degrees of Text: Using Poetry to Teach Close Reading and Powerful Writing
Through Eileen Murphy Buckley’s 360-degree approach to teaching critical literacy, students investigate texts through a full spectrum of learning modalities, harnessing the excitement of performance, imitation, creative writing, and argument/debate activities to become more powerful thinkers, readers, and writers.

Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp November 19Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
Students practice the Pre-AP strategy called SOAPSTone, identifying important parts of the Gettysburg Address and comparing it with John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonA is for Apple: Building Letter-Recognition Fluency
Students apply and build their knowledge of letters and letter sounds as they play games and interact with letters online, creating their own ABC book as a final activity.

Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonAmelia Bedelia Up Close! Closely Reading a Classic Story
Through a close reading of Amelia Bedelia, students reread the material to discuss text-dependent questions, promoting deep thinking about the text and its characters.

Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades K – 5 | Podcast EpisodeAre You at the End of Your Series?
Finished a series and need some ideas? Join Emily as she chats about some series worth trying.

Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast EpisodeA Roundup of Teen Book Awards
In the wake of the American Library Association’s annual announcement of Youth Media Awards, tune in for a roundup of top young adult literature award winners from the past year. Jennifer will report on her favorite titles drawn from lists of the year’s most distinguished books for teens